Millions awarded to Denver woman falsely arrested, taken to jail, while naked

DENVER - A Denver District Court awarded $3.6 million to a woman after a May 2014 welfare check turned into a string of civil rights violations.

At the time, Caroline O'Neil's mother was sick. She made a passing comment, taken by management to be a suicidal threat, to somebody where she was living. Management later called police, asking them to perform a welfare check on her, O'Neil's attorney said.

When the Fremont County deputies arrived and tried to speak to her, she refused to come out of her room, telling them she was "OK."